Rock Garden
About

A geologist’s eye,
a stone yard.

Emulate nature.

J L "Buddy" Lewis, Proprietor of Rock Garden, is a geologist with an engineering background who has been in the stone business since the 1980s. He grew up in the Appalachians with a lifelong passion for collecting stone, and that followed him into the field of geology. He still works it the same way he started after his graduation: he hand-picks the stone himself at quarries across the United States, and oversees every delivery from start to finish.

J L "Buddy" Lewis, Proprietor

400 Highway 3073, Partridge, Kentucky 40862

The Rock Garden mark: ROCK GARDEN arched over a tree with a small stone water garden at its foot
The mark from the counter card
Call(606) 471-0787
Rough-hewn sandstone blocks stacked in pink, tan and grey at the stone yard

Picked at the quarry, stacked on the yard, and loaded out for your job.

Who you are
dealing with.

A geologist, not a reseller

He reads stone for a living — how it breaks, how it stacks, how it sheds water, and how it will look wet and weathered in ten years. That is what gets applied when you tell him what you are building.

Call about a job

Picked, then followed through

The stone is hand-picked at quarries across the United States, and every delivery is overseen from start to finish. The stone you were told about is the stone that arrives.

See what we carry
Commission a design

A garden designed
around the stone.

You can commission Rock Garden to design a garden, a stone feature or a landscape. The goal is simple: emulate nature. Stone set the way it sits in the ground on its own, so the work looks found rather than installed.

Landscape design is available when time permits, at additional cost. Ask about it when you call and we will tell you honestly whether it fits what you have in mind.

A large grey boulder set into dark gravel with ornamental grasses either side
Stone placed as if it had always been there. That is the whole idea.
How it works

Four steps,
no guesswork.

  1. 01

    Tell us the project

    Aquascape, swim pool, hardscape or accent work — and roughly where it is going. A photo helps more than a description.

  2. 02

    We size the material

    Stone type, size and the quantity it takes to cover the job, so you are not short on the last course or paying for a pile left over.

  3. 03

    Pick up or arrange delivery

    Load it yourself, or ask about delivery. Stone can be delivered upon request — call or use the inquiry form and we will arrange it for your order.

  4. 04

    Ask us again mid-project

    Runs on stone are normal. Call when you are short and we will tell you what is on the yard.

One point of contact

You deal with J L "Buddy" Lewis, not a call center.

Material for every job

Aquascape, swim pool, hardscape and accents.

Delivery upon request

Call or use the inquiry form to arrange it.

Find us
400 Highway 3073
Partridge, Kentucky 40862

Come to the yard to look at the stone itself, or call first and we will tell you what is in.